Honouring what your mind and body already know.
Ways we can work together:
Evidence-based counselling modalities are offered both in person and via telehealth.
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A type of therapy that explores how unmet needs lead to “stuck points” that impact our patterns of functioning. Together we can develop self-compassionate ways to support your vulnerable child, and to advocate for your needs through strengthening your healthy adult self.
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A type of therapy that aims to prompt the brain’s natural ability to overcome painful life experiences. EMDR procedures, like eye movements, kick-start the reprocessing of traumatic events to allow them to be integrated into more healthy, updated pathways in the brain.
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A type of therapy that is highly practical, and can provide you with tangible skills for managing challenges in four areas: Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation and Interpersonal Effectiveness.
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A type of therapy that is grounded in creating what’s known as psychological flexibility. This includes elements of mindfulness, defusing from painful thoughts, and acting in alignment with your core values to create a meaningful life.
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A collective approach that taps into how emotions are stored and experienced in the body. We can work together to rewire relational patterns, identify unmet needs, and promote sensory self-soothing.
Areas of special interest at The Felt Sense
❋ Trauma and Post-Traumatic GrowthTrauma can leave us feeling hypervigilant, frequently disconnected, or unsure of what safety is meant to feel like in our bodies. If you live with the effects of complex trauma/PTSD, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), or experiences that continue to hinder your sense of safety and connection, The Felt Sense may be able to help. We can work together to map out the function of coping behaviours, and promote self-compassion for all parts of self. In doing so, we can strengthen your ability to self-actualise, and to identify “glimmers” (i.e., opposites of emotional triggers) to promote safety and nervous system regulation.
❋ Attachment and Relational DifficultiesOur relationships form the blueprint with which we navigate the world around us. Relational wounds across the lifespan can create coping patterns that inhibit our ability to meaningfully connect with ourselves and others. People-pleasing, shutting down, fear of abandonment and protest behaviours in relationships are just a few examples of this. If you resonate with any of these experiences, The Felt Sense may be a good fit for you. Together we can work to demystify what your attachment system is asking for, through strengthening emotion regulation and self-soothing skills, and finding the confidence to assertively set boundaries.
❋ AuDHD (including late diagnosed)Regardless of if you have a diagnosis, are newly or late diagnosed, or find yourself resonating with neurodivergent experiences, you are welcome here. My practice is neuroaffirming, and celebrates difference rather than viewing it as a deficit to be fixed. Together we can explore your unique strengths, balancing self-acceptance with practical strategies for navigating daily challenges. My aim is allow you to safely unmask.
❋ Identity and BelongingThe lens’ we view ourselves through are often informed by the narratives that we have heard about ourselves from others. Shame-based identities can surface in environments where our diverse identities are not respected. I support people across the lifespan, including adolescents and adults navigating gender, sexuality, culture or life transitions. My work has a strong intersectionality focus, and aims to guide you as you redefine your narrative and make space for strength-based identities.